EXHIBIT 99.1

Contacts:

Michael Earley                                     Al Palombo
Metropolitan Health Networks                       Cameron Associates
Chief Executive Officer                            Investor Relations
(561) 805-8500                                     (212) 245-8800 Ext. 209
mearley@metcare.com                                al@cameronassoc.com


            METROPOLITAN HEALTH NETWORKS ANNOUNCES MANAGEMENT CHANGE


WEST PALM BEACH, FL, APRIL 9, 2007 - Metropolitan  Health Networks,  Inc. (AMEX:
MDF), a leading provider of healthcare services in Florida,  today announced the
appointment, on an interim basis, of Dan McCarthy as President of METCARE Health
Plans, Inc., the company's  Medicare  Advantage HMO. Mr. McCarthy  replaces,  in
part, Debra A. Finnel, who resigned from her role as President,  Chief Operating
Officer, and Director of Metropolitan Health Networks, citing personal reasons.

Commenting  on  the  changes,  Michael  Earley,  Metropolitan  Health  Networks'
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, noted, "Debbie joined Metropolitan in 1999
and helped to steward our organization  through very challenging  times. She has
been an exceptional  contributor  to the  advancement of the company and we wish
her success in her future endeavors."

Earley continued, "We welcome Dan McCarthy as he takes the helm of our young and
growing HMO. Dan brings an extensive  Medicare,  managed care  background to the
team.  Since  1998,  Dan  managed  the  Individual  Products  business  for  New
York-based Empire BlueCross  BlueShield including its Medicare Advantage program
that grew from 32,000 to 60,000  members  under his  leadership.  In addition to
these products,  he had broader  responsibilities  with Empire including Network
Contracting and  Underwriting.  We believe his leadership and insight will serve
our developing business well as we make key strategic and operational  decisions
for the future. We are concentrating our efforts on increased market penetration
and improved  operating  performance.  During this interim period, the long-term
leadership of the HMO will be evaluated and determined."

Debbie  Finnel  commented,  "This  is an  exciting  time in the  development  of
Metropolitan and I am proud to have been part of this  organization.  The timing
is appropriate for me to begin evaluating other great  opportunities and I leave
knowing the company is lead by a seasoned and capable management team."

Metropolitan  has filed a Form 8-K that  describes  the terms of her  separation
agreement with Metropolitan.

About Metropolitan Health Networks, Inc.:

Metropolitan  is a growing  healthcare  organization  in Florida  that  provides
comprehensive  healthcare  services  for  Medicare  Advantage  members and other
patients in South and Central Florida.  To learn more about Metropolitan  Health
Networks, Inc. please visit its website at www.metcare.com.



Forward Looking Statements:

Except for historical  matters contained  herein,  statements made in this press
release are  forward-looking and are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions
of the Private  Securities  Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Without limiting the
generality  of the  foregoing,  words  such  as  "may",  "will",  "to",  "plan",
"expect",  "believe",  "anticipate",  "intend", "could", "would", "estimate", or
"continue" or the negative other  variations  thereof or comparable  terminology
are intended to identify forward-looking statements.

Investors and others are cautioned that a variety of factors,  including certain
risks,  may affect our business and cause  actual  results to differ  materially
from  those set forth in the  forward-looking  statements.  These  risk  factors
include, without limitation, (i) our failure to accurately estimate incurred but
not reported medical expense benefit expenses; (ii) pricing pressures exerted on
us by managed  care  organizations  and the level of payments  we receive  under
governmental programs or from other payors; (iii) future legislation and changes
in  governmental  regulations;  (iv) the impact of Medicare Risk  Adjustments on
payments we receive for our managed  care  operations;  (v) a loss of any of our
significant contracts or our ability to increase the number of Medicare eligible
patient lives we manage under these contracts;  (vi) our ability to successfully
operate a healthcare management  organization otherwise known as an HMO; and our
ability to continuously  increase  enrollment and effectively manage expenses in
our HMO. The company is also subject to the risks and uncertainties described in
its filings with the  Securities and Exchange  Commission,  including its Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006.